Wears the modius (a small pot indicating fertility) on his headbearded figure seated on a throne with the three-headed dog of Hades, Cerberus, at his feet.

Historical Developments

Serapis was created by the Ptolemaic PharaohPtolemy 1, he was a composite of several Egyptian and Hellenistic deities who was introduced at the beginning of the Ptolemaic Period- His name was Aser-hapi (i.e. Osiris - Apis ), which became Serapis,
- Married to Isis and father of Horus- His cult quickly spread from its center in Alexandria, reaching Ancient Rome.
- The cult of Serapis survived into and Roman period
- The destruction of Serapeum in Alexandria by early Christians in 385 A.D. that marked the end of his cult.